CIA Using Secret Drone Base in Saudi Arabia for Two Years: The US news media has known about the base’s existence since September 2011 when it was used to assassinate American citizen and suspected al-Qaeda member Anwar al-Awlaki, but did not disclose the information because of an “informal arrangement” with the Obama administration to keep it secret.

Pentagon Wanted to Arm Syrian Rebels: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey were in favor of the plan last year put forth by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former CIA Director David Petraeus to arm the Syrian opposition, a plan that was rejected by the White House.

Israel: No Change in Settlement Policy: Speculation has been growing that the Obama Administration would pressure Israel to make some sort of concession to the Palestinians to restart peace talks, though the White House has made it clear that will not be the case.